Principal DevSecOps Engineer (Design/Architecture)

Zscaler · Bengaluru · 10+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-07-18

Tech stack: AWS, Ansible, Azure, C, C++, Docker, GCP, Go, Java, Kubernetes, Python, Terraform

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- We are looking for a Principal DevSecOps Engineer to join our team.
- This is a hybrid (based in Bangalore) role, reporting to the Director, Software Engineering in the Engineering department.
- You will join the team that built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up.
- You will bring your vision and passion to help enable organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy, driving the long-term vision for security integration across our global footprint.
- Define and evangelize the long-term vision and roadmap for DevSecOps, integrating security seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and cloud operations
- Drive continuous process improvement across the SDLC and DevSecOps landscape to optimize delivery time, code quality, and security
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, tracking initiative effectiveness via key metrics and KPIs for leadership reporting
- Lead the implementation of continuous vulnerability assessment and penetration testing programs with organization-wide impact
- Implement security objectives across DevSecOps utilizing NIST, OWASP, and DSOMM to define requirements and drive maturity
Qualifications:
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 10+ years of experience managing AWS, GCP, or Private Cloud environments
- Proven experience with AI guardrails and Responsible AI practices, including safety controls, evaluation/monitoring, and governance-aware implementation
- Strong experience with secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or Kubernetes Secrets
- Robust application development and automation experience with an OOPS language such as C, C++, Java, Python, or Go, and skilled in managing full DevOps stacks including Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Git, and various CI/CD tools
- Advanced experience implementing secure MLOps pipelines, AI-driven vulnerability remediation, or LLM security controls within enterprise DevSecOps frameworks
- Proficiency with YAML pipeline development and familiarity with build tools like Maven, Gradle, npm, and makefiles
- Practical experience with Networking, Load Balancers, Firewalls, and Web Security, combined with experience leading enterprise transformation initiatives within the DevSecOps landscape focusing on program management, change management, and roadmap alignment

Qualifications

- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 10+ years of experience managing AWS, GCP, or Private Cloud environments
- Proven experience with AI guardrails and Responsible AI practices, including safety controls, evaluation/monitoring, and governance-aware implementation
- Strong experience with secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or Kubernetes Secrets
- Robust application development and automation experience with an OOPS language such as C, C++, Java, Python, or Go, and skilled in managing full DevOps stacks including Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Git, and various CI/CD tools
- Advanced experience implementing secure MLOps pipelines, AI-driven vulnerability remediation, or LLM security controls within enterprise DevSecOps frameworks
- Proficiency with YAML pipeline development and familiarity with build tools like Maven, Gradle, npm, and makefiles
- Practical experience with Networking, Load Balancers, Firewalls, and Web Security, combined with experience leading enterprise transformation initiatives within the DevSecOps landscape focusing on program management, change management, and roadmap alignment

Responsibilities

- We are looking for a Principal DevSecOps Engineer to join our team.
- This is a hybrid (based in Bangalore) role, reporting to the Director, Software Engineering in the Engineering department.
- You will join the team that built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up.
- You will bring your vision and passion to help enable organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy
- driving the long-term vision for security integration across our global footprint.
- Define and evangelize the long-term vision and roadmap for DevSecOps, integrating security seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and cloud operations
- Drive continuous process improvement across the SDLC and DevSecOps landscape to optimize delivery time, code quality, and security
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, tracking initiative effectiveness via key metrics and KPIs for leadership reporting
- Lead the implementation of continuous vulnerability assessment and penetration testing programs with organization-wide impact
- Implement security objectives across DevSecOps utilizing NIST, OWASP, and DSOMM to define requirements and drive maturity

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